whats the thoughts on him. he came off a run of five losses to upset sugar ray, but that maybe says more about sugar rays condition after a long lay off than anything else....mind you he beat gavilan {he was finished though}, bratton and gardiello too.. he was a tough customer jones, i dont think he was ever ko''d despite mixing it with the likes of gavilan, robinson, fullmer, sexton, bobo olson.. his style reminds me of a mid 90's tyson...maybe just me thinking that though... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfl5BvMtegs[/ame] also, an old magazine article i found... This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
Giardello won a world title mate. Jones was a quality fighter with a mighty deceptive record...One of best chins of his era and given the strength of the time he fought in, that puts his chin among the best to ever lace them up between 147-160 IMO.
sorry, i was mixing him up with Joey Giambra...dunno why i did that....getting old or something...i'm a bit irish too...
Tough as old boots, could give anyone a tough fight and even upset them if they were unprepared for his pressuring style.
